Award-nominated film in 2006. The central character resembled Weisberger, and her boss was a powerful editor-in-chief of a fictionalized version of Vogue. The novel portrays a magazine ruled by “the Antichrist and her coterie of fashionistas, who exist on cigarettes, Diet Dr. Pepper, and mixed green salads”, according to a review in the New York Times. The editor who personifies the magazine she runs is described by Weisberger as being “an empty, shallow, bitter woman who has tons and tons of gorgeous clothes and not much else”. [7] However, the success of both the novel and the film have brought new attention from a wide global audience to the power and glamour of the magazine, and the industry it continues to lead.[8]
The WWI Destroy This Mad Brute poster, The 1933 King Kong movie poster and the April 2008 Vogue cover with LeBron James and Gisele Bündchen which critics claim references it[clarification needed]
In 2007, Vogue drew criticism from the anti-smoking group, “Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids”, for carrying tobacco advertisements in the magazine. The group claims that volunteers sent the magazine more than 8,000 protest e-mails or faxes regarding the ads. The group also claimed that in response, they received scribbled notes faxed back on letters that had been addressed to editor Anna Wintour stating, “Will you stop? You’re killing trees!”[9]
A spokesperson for Condé Nast released an official statement saying that, “Vogue does carry tobacco advertising. Beyond that we have no further comment”.[9]
In April 2008, the American Vogue had a cover shot by famed photographer Annie Leibovitz, featuring supermodel Gisele Bündchen and basketball superstar LeBron James. This was the third time that Vogue featured